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on participation in tie disturbances . " AH the while , from the beginning , not one of any note among the soldiers favoured the proceeding , and , by all , the greatest personal respect was evidenced towards- the colonel and the officers , the clamour for the bounty making the entire cause , and all the exception . I have no hesitation » then , in saying that to deal with this regiment on terma different from other militia regiments would be to proceed upon a false assumption . " Several additional particulars with respect to the insurrection of the Limerick Militia have been published . Lord Danalley , who took
a conspicuous part in attempting to quell the disturbance , has addressed a letter to the Nenagh Gtuurdiany correcting some inaccuracies , and conveying the impression that the men had been very nearly induced , to pursue a peaceable course of remonstrance when the news of the troops being near the town again excited them to action . According to other accounts , the regulara only fired after receiving , a galling fire from the militia for a long while } and , having stormed the barracks , they did not discharge another shot . The wounded are going on favourably . About ninety of the Tipperary Militia are confined in the county gaol .
The Mukdee of Mrs . Kelly . —The trial of George Strevens and . James Bannon , for the murder of Mrs . Kelly , has been postponed till next spring assizes .
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NAVAL AND MILITARY . Thk Commander-in-chief of the Armt . ——The accident which ! Lord Hardinge met with in the coarse of last ¦ week , and which appears to have resulted front an apoplectic attack , has rendered it expedient that he should not return to the fatigues of office . He has therefore resigned , and the Duke of Cambridge has been appointed his successor . Lord Hardinge is progressing towards recovery- —A farewell address to the army hasbeen issued by the late Commander-in-Chief . It consists , chiefly of a eulogium on the conduct of the troops daring the Crimean campaign . The Duke of Cambridge has- also issued an address . of the usual formal nature .
The Italian Legion . — "We have reason to believe ( says a military contemporary ) that 1500 or 1800 of the Italian Legion , now at Malta , will proceed , to Buenos Ayres as military settlers , the Government of the Argentine Republic being anxious for their services . Proposals have been made to locate them m that country , and give each a habitation or farm , where they can acquire independence and plenty . The German Legion at Constantinople was reviewed on the 2 nd inst ., previous to its departure , by Lord Stratford de Redclifle .
Ensign Roberts . —The result of the late court-martial at Edinburgh is that Ensign Roberts has been declared " fully and honourably acquitted" of the charge on which he was tried , of having received an insult from Sir B . Clifton without taking steps in his own vindication . The sentence of the Court has been formally approved by the Queen , and was read on Saturday to the officers of the 92 nd Regiment by Major Sutherland , the officer in command . —Scotsman . The Disembodiment of the Irish Militia . —The grand jury of the county of Longford have adopted
certain resolutions , calling the attention of the Lord Lieutenant to the necessity of disembodying the militia regiments with great caution . They assert "That there is ewry reason to believe that many of the men have no homes or relations to return to , from the extensive' emigration ; which has taken place throughout the county . That , to disembody men thus , without homes to return to , or wages to support them , would be , in our opinion , not only unjust and impolitic , but tending to endanger the peace of our county , and arrest that prosperity we ar * happy to believe is now existing . "
Review at Woolwich . —The Queen on Monday reviewed at Woolwich the whole ot the Royal Horse and Foot Artillery recently returned from the Crimea . There were upon the ground 3500 men , 2450 horses , and 92 guns , of whicn 18 belonged to the Horse Artillery and the remainder to the field batteries . The troopu were drawn up in contiguous columns of batteries , the line extending from the deep fence which bounds the Pnrado to that portion of Shooter ' s-hill which skirts the Dover-roada distance of something like 1000 yards . The majority of" the guns were of 91 b . calibre , with 241 b . howitzers ; bat there were four batteries of 18-poundora , And a howitzer battery of 32-pounders , which did some service at the battle of the Tchernaya . This fine park of artillery was ranged precisely as on a field of battle , the guns in
front , and the tumbrils and ammunition waggons in lines three deep in the rear . The review occupied about an hour and a quarter . Tho Queen was received at "Woolwich by General Sir W . F . Williams , Commandant of the garrison . A Hard Cask . — Mr . Shearman , Iato paymaster Royal Dragoons , ha » written to tho Times , to complain of certain treatment by which he has been victimized . He states : — "My brother , Lieutenant-Colonel Shearman , having been killed in the action in the Quarries ( on which occasion I was serving with hia regiment as a volunteer ) , I forwarded oh the 12 th of June , 1856 , a eecottd application , requesting to be reappointett a combatant officer , and also to resign my appointment , in compliance with the intimation given in tho r « ply to my former solicitations , namely , ' As a paymaster , you are
ineligible for promotion . Ton would first have to resign your appointment . ' Having resigned the paymaster-ship , I discontinued providing the sureties , and , in obedience to an order from the War-office , received on the 8 rd of August , 1855 , I . handed over the regimental accounts to a committee the following morning . Returning to England , I waited upon the Military Secretary to personally urge my request , and was informed by that officer that no paymaster would be promoted ( one has been ) , and regretted that their reply should have caused me to resign . " Ultimately , he obtained half pay as subaltern , and active employment was refused him , both at the Horse Guards , and at the War Office , neither department acknowledging his nineteen years' service in various climates .
Loss of A Liverpool Steamer . —The Spartan steamship , Milburn , from Balaklava for Deptford , with troops , struck on the Cane rocks on the 5 th instant , at ten p . m . Three steamers were sent from Malta to her aid . 25 " o lives were lost . The Review at Aldekshott . —The Queen reviewed the troops at Aldershott on Wednesday . The Crimean troops presented a splendid appearance ; and the fineness of the day added to the imposing character of the scene . The German infantry and cavalry greatly distinguished themselves . As on the occasion of the Naval Review at Spithead , the members of the two Houses of Parliament were ill provided for , and were unable td get a good place for seeing the spectacle .
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MISCELLANEOUS . The Court . —The Queen held a Chapter of the Garter on Saturday afternoon * at Buckingham Palace , for the investiture of Earl Fortescue and Viscount Palmerston with , the insignia of that order . General Williams was entertained last Saturday at a grand banquet given by the Reform Club . The chair waa occupied by the Attorney-General , In hia afterdinner speech , Sir W . F . Williams said he had hope for Turkey if " a high tone" were adopted towards her , and she were told that she must reform her institutions , and eradicate that plague-spot of corruption which has
been , her ruin . Referring to bis recent election , for Calne , the baronet said that it was only on the two questions of our military system and the state of the East that he entered Parliament . He added : —¦ " I hope I do not flatter myself when I say , I believe that I ana looked upon by the people of England with a certain degree of respect and—perhaps I may presume to addaffection ( hear , hear ) , and the expression of my convictions at suitable opportunities may be of some little service . At the same time , 1 feel equally confident that , if I venture to dabble in things which I don ' t understand—if I once attempt to go beyond my depththat instant I shall forfeit all the influence I have
acquired . The Fire at Bolton . —The mills of Mr . Joseph Ainsworth , cotton-spinner at Bolton , have been destroyed by fire . The mills were three in number , and the fire was first discovered in a storeroom , containing some valuable cotton , under the carding-room . Many of the-workpeople resided in cottages near the property , and were prompt in rendering aid on the alarm being given , but the spread of the flames was too rapid to be obstructed . Six fire-engines were brought to bear upon the conflagration , but without effect , and the only portions of the extensive premises which were saved were a detached scutching-room and an engine-house . There was a large stock of Sea Islands cotton in them , which was very costly , and the total loss is estimated at about 45 , 000 / ., which is almost wholly covered by insurances . Unfortunately , nearly five hundred workpeople will be thrown out of employment by this calamity .
Government Artizans akb the Income-tax . — Tho Commissioners of Assessed Taxes for the Greenwich district , consisting of Mr . Thomas Lew in and Mr . J " . Sutton , were occupied nearly two hours last Saturday in hearing appeals against assessments to the incometax made upon nearly one hundred of tho artizans employed at Deptford Dockyard . In support of these appeals , the Hon . G . Denman , barrister , appeared , and stated that a demand had been raado upon those mechanics employed in Government establishments whose incomes amounted during tho past year to lOOf . and ! upwards . This , ho contended , was not only an unjust demand upon tho men , but a great hardship , as it was
only by long continued labour—in . fact , by " overtime , " as it ia termed—that such an amount had been received as wages ; and , before any liability could attach to them to pay tho tax , ho submitted that , according to the act of Parliament , the average income of each for three years must be taken . This had been tho decision of tho commissioners at Chatham and Sheerness , and if acted upon in tho present cases not one would be found liable . After a brief consultation , tho commiaaionera decided that tho principle of tho average of three years ' income ishould bo adopted , thus rendering tho present dqmanda not payable . Tho court was crowded with mechanicH , anxious to learn tho decision .
Thunderstorm . —A atorm of ram , lightning , and thunder , of very great violenco , passed over Ilartlepool last Saturday evening . A singular phenomenon waa observed during ita continuance . After several of the Ightning flashes—or rather simultaneously with
themthere appeared small , detached portions of the electric fluid , which shot up into the air in a manner similar to rockets . No lives- were lo * 6 , nor did any great damage to property ensue . —The metropolis was visited on Tuesday night with a very -violent storm of thunder , lightning , and rain , which lasted several hours . The lightning , for . a considerable time , was incessant ; and the rain , which was accompanied by hail , was of most extraordinary violence . The market gardeners' grounds
have suffered a good deal ; but no lives were lost . Surrey * Gardens . —The " inauguration festival " of these gardens , under their new management , has been proceeding through the greater part of the present week . It commenced on Tuesday , when the Messiah was performed in the morning by a thousand singers , &c , in the large music-hall , and in the evening there was a concert . The performers include the highest names of the day , and are under the direction of the perennial Jullien .
A Ladt Charged with Manslaughter . —Mrs . Church , the wife of a gentleman farmer in the West of England , and Harriet Pettifer , her cook , were tried at Winchester for the manslaughter of James Deacon , a boy ten years of age , who lived in Mrs . Church ' s service . The boy was idle and wayward , and one day the cook , at Mrs . Churchill ' s command , beat him very severely . A few days after , he died of effusion on the brain . It seemed , however , that the boy had come in covered with mud a day or two before the beating , and it was suggested that he might have fallen and bruised his head . The evidence was not sufficient to prove that the blows he had received caused the effusion on the brain , while , on the other hand , it was shown that Mrs . Church was generally very kind to him . Both prisoners were therefore acquitted . Mrs . Church , who -was visibly affected during the trial , fainted at its conclusion .
Capital Punishment . — The report of the Lords committee with respect to public executions has . been issued . The committee is of opinion that the immense mass of the evidence is ia favour of private executions , and they therefore recommend that in future the sentence of death should be carried , into effect within the precincts of the prison , in the presence of a certain number of witnesses , and " that the exact time of the execution be made known to those -without , as , for instance , by the tolling of a bell , which shall cease at the moment of execution , and the hoisting at the same time of a black
The Crops . —A prevalence of rains and cold winds in several parts of the country during the week ending last Saturday , has had a somewhat damaging effect on the wheat , barley , hay , and other crops . The wheat is " laid" in many places , and from the neighbourhood of Doncaster there are rather gloomy accounts . But it does not appear that any very general mischief is effected ; a few days of sunny weather , it is anticipated , will set matters to rights . The Western Fisheries . —The mackerel fishery on the Devon and Cornish coasts is now drawing to a close . The season has not been , on the whole , so successful as usual , although many boats have made large captures .
Fire and Loss of Life . —A fire broke out between nine and ten o ' clock on Saturday morning on . the premises of Mrs . Albion , a waterproof clothing maker , in Rupert-street , WhitechapeL The fire commenced in the bottom of the house , through the breaking of a bottle of naphtha , and a man named William Norris , who was working in the ground f loor , immediately ran out of tho room and fastened tbo door , though at that time Mrs . Albion was in the apartment . Her clothes speedily caught fire , and , when at length rescued , she was greatly injured . She expired shortly afterwards at the London Hospital . A man also had his clothes set in flames , and fell down exhausted in tho street .
The " Boy Jones , "' wlio has just turned up again nt Plymouth , was sent on board a man-of-war , in tbo Mediterranean , after hia continual intrusions into Buckingham Palace . Ho was often in disgrace on board , but . while his ship was off * Athens he had behaved well , ami had leave to go on shore . He was not long there , howover , before ho was apprehended in King Otho ' a Palace . Fatal Accident . —A youth , named Walter Faircy , one of the servitors of St . Peter ' s College , Radley , near Abinerdon , has met witli a shocking death . He hail
been \ ising a sponge in his bedroom : throwing this , after he had dono with it , on to tho washing-stand , it bounded out of window , and fell on to a skylight . Faircy wont after it , slipped through tho glass , and divided the femoral artery . Ho throw himself back into tho room , profusely bleeding ; and in a few minutes ho wan dead from exhaustion . Tine Bishop of Manchester will administer tho affairs of tho diocese of Durham until tho resignation of tho Bishop of that see , which will take oflfect on tho lnt of September , if the bill now before Parliament should pass into a law during tlio present uosaion .
Mr . Charles Matiikwh , tho comedian , has boon arrested at Preston for < lebt , and ia now in Lancaatcr Castlo . Tub Bankruptcy ov Mark Boyi > . —Notice of appeal , in connexion with the bankruptcy of Mark lioyd , was given in tho Court of Bankruptcy , on Tuomlay , against the judgment of M » . Commissioner Fane , who awarded tho bankrupt a flrttt-class certificate . Mb . Bright , M . P ., in still sojourning in Scotland . His health has greatly improved .
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Leader (1850-1860), July 19, 1856, page 682, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse2.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/l/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2150/page/10/
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